“Schoolgirl Needlework of Northern New England,” Saco Museum

May 21-23, Thursday-Saturday, 10am-4:30pm, Saturday 10am- 1pm, “Visual Storytelling: Celebrating Maine Illustrators,” this exhibition features over fifteen illustrators of children’s books, comics, and adult books, all from the state of Maine, included in the exhibit is an art area to create your own illustration, and a chalkboard wall to share your creations with others, $3 – 20, Brick Store Museum, 117 Main Street, Kennebunk. FMI: 207-985-4802, www.brickstoremuseum.org.
May 21-23, Thursday-Saturday, 10am-4:30pm, “Memory in Black and White: Turn of the Century Photographs of Albion Moody,” exhibition featuring the images of photographer Albion Moody in Kennebunk, Maine, at the turn of the century, all the photographs in this exhibit, dating from 1880-1904, have been reproduced from the original glass plate negatives, Moody’s body of work chronicled everyday life in the Kennebunks from residential scenes to the everyday business of a small Maine town, $3 – 20, Brick Store Museum, 117 Main Street, Kennebunk. FMI: 207-985-4802, www.brickstoremuseum.org.
May 22-24, Friday-Sunday, 12-4pm, “Industry and Virtue Joined: Schoolgirl Needlework of Northern New England,” extensively researched and documented samplers and silk embroideries from Maine and New Hampshire, adults $5, seniors $3, $2 children, Saco Museum, 371 Main St., Saco. FMI: 207-283-3861, www.sacomuseum.org.
May 22, Friday, 7pm, “Jennifer Porter Concert,” includes songs she hasn’t sung in many years, and some she’s never performed live, and runs the gamut from vintage Jazz and Blues, to French Chansons, to New Orleans Second Line, to Country, to…Opera, she’s one of a kind, and the band couldn’t be better – Sonny Barbato – piano and accordion; Jim Lyden – bass; Les Harris, Jr. – drums; Jason Anick – violin; Matt Langley – saxophones; and Trent Austin – trumpets, remember, too, that reduced ticket prices can be arranged as needed, $25 -22, The Saco River Theatre, 29 Salmon Falls Rd., Bar Mills. FMI: 207-929-6472, www.sacorivertheatre.org.
May 22, Friday, 8pm, “Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters,” “…he is one of the most serious blues guitarists you can find today. He makes me proud!” …B.B. King, $37.50 plus convenience fee of $4.00, Jonathans Ogunquit, 92 Bourne Lane, Ogunquit. FMI: 207-646-4777, www.jonathansogunquit.com.
May 23, Saturday, 9am-1pm, “York Farmers Market,” local Farmers, specialty food producers & Crafters sell their fresh vegetables, fruits, baked goods, fish, meats, cheese, eggs, breads & handmade crafts, no admission, York Farmers Market, 1 Stonewall Lane, York. FMI: 207-363-4422, www.gatewaytomaine.org.
May 24, Sunday, 3pm, “Cape Breton Fiddler Andrea Beaton,” renowned Cape Breton fiddler Andrea Beaton brings the drive and swing of the island’s music, $15 general admission, $10 youths, West Kennebunk United Methodist Church, 160 Alfred Road, West Kennebunk. FMI: 207-985-6632, www.westkennebunkumc.net.